Write them out.
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 9000
Write the prime factorization with exponents. Add 1 to each exponent. (Numbers without exponents actually have the exponent 1.) Multiply them together. That will be the number of factors.
It is: 3*29 = 87 and no exponents are needed
3 x 5 = 15 No exponents are required.
102 = 21 x 31 x 171
We'd be glad to if you would tell us what the number is.
22 x 53 x 17 = 8500
No. Every composite number has one unique prime factorization. You can write it with or without exponents, but it's still the same prime factorization.
Think of the "ex" in index as meaning exponent. Write the prime factorization with exponents. 216 = 23 x 33
29 is already prime; no factorization.
120=8x3x5, but 8 is not a prime. We write 8 as 23 .Now the prime factorization is 23 x3x5. We stop because all the factors are primes raised to an exponent power..
13 is already prime. No factorization necessary.
11 is already prime; no need for a factorization.